CVE-2016-2186

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.5.0 - Denial of Service

Title source: rule

Description

The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor.

References (24)

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2968-2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2969-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2970-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-1

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2971-3

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1

[Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9c6ba456711687b794dcf285856fc14e2c76074f

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00060.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/117

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/85

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1

... and 4 more

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6

EPSS 0.0005

EPSS Percentile 14.6%

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status draft

Affected Products (18)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.5.0

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_desktop

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server

novell/suse_linux_enterprise_server

... and 3 more

Timeline

Published May 02, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026